Category Archives: events

Trail Development Proposal for Ladd Arboretum in Evanston To Be Discussed on Feb 17th

Posted on February 15, 2015 by

The City of Evanston will host a community workshop on Tuesday, February 17, 6 p.m.to 8 p.m., to discuss the proposed changes to trails in the Ladd Arboretum, a 17-acre nature preserve on the north side of Evanston. The workshop … Continue reading →

Posted in events, parks and public land, planning, suburbs

Panel Discussion on Water in the 21st Century on Feb 12th at NU’s Chicago Campus

Posted on January 29, 2015 by

This panel discussion at Northwestern University’s Chicago Campus on 12 Feb 2015, presented by the Chicago Council on Science and Technology, will feature a policy expert, an environmental expert, and a technologist who take you through the ways we must change … Continue reading →

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Sustainability Studies in 2014: The Year in Review

Posted on January 20, 2015 by

2014 was another productive and exciting year in the Sustainability Studies undergraduate program at Roosevelt University, and we’re looking forward to a great 2015 as we start classes this winter. Here we celebrate 2014 with a brief rundown on student activities … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Our Fall 2014 SUST Graduates

Posted on December 26, 2014 by

The Sustainability Studies Program at Roosevelt University congratulates our newest graduates Tom Gallagher, Keith Nawls, and Skot Rogers (all BPS 2014) on completing their degrees. These former undergraduates joined hundreds of fellow students in walking across the famed Auditorium Theater stage on … Continue reading →

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RU Students Present their Environmental Justice Travel Experiences this Wed, Dec 9

Posted on December 9, 2014 by

Need a break from finals and a reason to be totally proud of being at Roosevelt? Please attend a discussion this Wednesday afternoon at 4:30pm of this semester’s student environmental justice research and civic engagement in Olympic National Park and Vancouver … Continue reading →

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Photography Presentation by Terry Evans on Fracking and Petcoke, Next Tuesday in Chicago

Posted on December 6, 2014 by

Noted photographer Terry Evans, who has done dramatic work on Chicago’s urban landscape, the Calumet Region, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, and many other sites throughout the US, presents and discusses her dramatic images of fracking in North Dakota, the Trinity River … Continue reading →

Posted in activities, arts, climate change, energy, events, exhibits, humanities, Illinois, presentations, waste

SETF Activist Tom Shepherd Speaks at Roosevelt on Nov 19

Posted on November 17, 2014 by

The Joseph Loundy Human Rights Project at Roosevelt University continues its Fall Distinguished Environmental Organizer Series this Wednesday, Nov. 19th, 3:30 – 5 p.m., with a special presentation by Tom Shepherd of the Southeast Environmental Task Force. Mr. Shepherd will talk about … Continue reading →

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